{"product_id":"sex-and-lies-by-leila-slimani-9780571377763","title":"Sex and Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStriking.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eELLE France\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrave.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eiNews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrgent.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, Leïla Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. \u003cem\u003eSex and Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Leïla Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos... \u003cem\u003eSex and Lies\u003c\/em\u003e is well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Slimani trusts in her outrage, in the force of her own voice, and the voices of the women she listens to.' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464200798444,"sku":"9780571377763","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571377763-sex-and-lies.jpg?v=1775042153","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sex-and-lies-by-leila-slimani-9780571377763","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}